APPRENTICE TRAINING
Opposition Doubts (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 17. Criticising a clause in the Statutes Amendment Bill—wihich gives an apprentice living in a rural area the opportunity of studying by correspondence —an Opposition member said in Parliament today apprentices would not get practical experience. “With the tendency for industry to go towards automation, and the particular need for skills, we have to make sure the young men who are learning a trade are brought up to a higher standard of skill than in the past,” said Mr N. V. Douglas (Opp., Auckland Central). Mr Douglas, speaking during the committee stages of the bill, added: "This is essential if we are going to hold our own.
“While I have no objection to correspondence courses for these youths, it is essential they get the necessary practical skill.” The Minister of Labour (Mr Shand) said that there were no ulterior motives in the clause. “In the smaller towns it may be physically Impossible for an apprentice to attend a technical school, and this clause ensures a youth can learn through a correspondence course,” he said.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30602, 19 November 1964, Page 20
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